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4] Learned counsel for the petitioner, at the outset, invited our attention to Rule 26.4 in the Secondary School Code, 2006 and submitted that, by the amendment, even a student no longer studying has been allowed to apply to the concerned officer of the Zilla Parishad, to make alteration in the date of birth, based on documentary evidence available. He submitted that in a similar situation, Rule 26.4 of the Secondary School Code was under

6] It is true, as contemplated by Rule 26.4 of the Secondary School Code, even a student no longer studying can also apply to the concerned officer to make alteration in the date of birth, based on documentary evidence available. If the Leaving Certificate is required for the purpose like admission to another Educational Institution, or is relied upon as an evidence for name, Surname, Caste, date of birth etc., in bonafide cases, where, "wrong spelling" of a word or "Obvious mistake" of the type mentioned in Sub-Rule (3) of Rule 26 is noticed in time, after issue of School Leaving Certificate and the same is required to be corrected so as to be consistent with the corresponding entries in the General Register of the school or those in the school leaving certificate, issued by the previous school, such application, seeking correction/alteration, shall be entertained. The procedure to be followed is laid down in Appendix VI of the Code. In this connection, it would be relevant to refer to Rule 26.3. It provides that no alteration in the date of birth or other entries in the General Register, including correction of spelling shall be allowed without the previous permission of the appropriate authority. No such alteration in the figure of date of birth, shall, however, be allowed even with such permission after the student has left secondary school. This shall not, however, preclude correction of obvious mistake such as the date of a particular month, which does not exist in the calender.